Eno Sarris ‏@enosarris 4h4 hours ago The average Major League Baseball Player in 1900 was five foot eight & weighed 173 pounds. Last year, he was six-one & weighed 201 pounds.

 

I'd love to hear thoe stats for football. Of course not quite as long ago.

Doug Padilla ‏@DougPadilla 3h3 hours ago MLB Rumor Central: Dodgers talked with Twins about Brian Dozier? http://dlvr.it/Mk1h6c #Dodgers

 

 

MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 57m57 minutes ago

 

#Astros 1B Jon Singleton clears outright waivers: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/11/astr...ht-waivers.html …

Wonder how soon before we get a tweet connecting us to Sox killer Kurt Suzuki?

Wonder how soon before we get a tweet connecting us to Sox killer Kurt Suzuki?

 

Don't let Hawk hear this or we will real quick

Ranaudo heading to Korea.

Boston Herald suggests a Swihart for Robertson trade

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox...radeable_pieces

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox...radeable_pieces

 

 

i'd be down for that.

i'd be down for that.

Totally

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox...radeable_pieces

 

I would prefer to explore someone like Mike Zunino, who although he can't seem to hit over .200, has huge power, but most importantly, plays really good defense and is a good pitch framer. Swihart has rated below average so far in his short career.

 

Might give the Mariner's a chance to stretch Edwin Diaz back out to starting like he was prior to June of 2016 (now that they moved Walker), or maybe see if Diaz can be a 2-inning Andrew Miller type guy before Robertson comes in to close. Who the hell knows, but them trading Walker and Marte for Segura suggests they might be trying to win now. (Although Mariners did decline option on Iannetta, so they will be without a catcher)

Bob Nightengale‏ @BNightengale

The #Mariners acquire RHP Rob Whalen and RHP Max Povse from #Braves for OF Alex Jackson and player to be named later.

Christina Kahrl on what the Giants should do if they can't afford Cespedes/elite closer:

 

 

My thought? Place a priority on getting one of the closers on the market. And then, to give the offense a boost, I’d be fascinated to see the Giants go to the Minnesota Twins to talk about Brian Dozier, because second base is a place where the Giants don’t have a long-term financial commitment, yet they could make a massive upgrade on offense without having to spend anything like what it would cost in cash to buy Cespedes on the open market to add a right-handed power bat. Start with second baseman Joe Panik and shortstop Christian Arroyo, put Ty Blach and whoever else from the prospect pile into the conversation on the pitching side of things, and see if the Twins listen. And maybe then get in on a late-market loser from among the many corner outfielders on the market, any one of whom might settle for signing short-term with San Francisco to get a shot at winning, having failed to get the huge multiyear money he expected. But if the Twins don’t talk and the closers walk, go to the Chicago White Sox to talk about a multiplayer package to get David Robertson to close and Adam Eaton or Melky Cabrera to play left.

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/...all-in-for-2017

http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/209...to-minors-deal/

http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/209...to-minors-deal/

WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! f***ing money b****es! Look out World Series, here we come!

https://mobile.twitter.com/jonmorosi/status...613414304219136

 

Jose Quintana to pitch for Columbia in WBC.

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/jonmorosi/status...614824764583936

 

Morosi saying if a team trades for him, they could try and back him out of it. For now, he's going to pitch in the WBC.

. @jose_quintana24 is 1 of 3 pitchers with 200+ IP and ERA

https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/803774725889675264

I would prefer to explore someone like Mike Zunino, who although he can't seem to hit over .200, has huge power, but most importantly, plays really good defense and is a good pitch framer. Swihart has rated below average so far in his short career.

 

Might give the Mariner's a chance to stretch Edwin Diaz back out to starting like he was prior to June of 2016 (now that they moved Walker), or maybe see if Diaz can be a 2-inning Andrew Miller type guy before Robertson comes in to close. Who the hell knows, but them trading Walker and Marte for Segura suggests they might be trying to win now. (Although Mariners did decline option on Iannetta, so they will be without a catcher)

Mariners are trying to win now. Dumping Ianetta is more evidence that they are trying to win than they aren't.

Brian Bilek ‏@BrianBilek_ 5m5 minutes ago

Source: Edwin Encarnacion to sign with #Astros tomorrow.

 

Brian Bilek ‏@BrianBilek_ 20s20 seconds ago

Since all my mentions are still #WhiteSox related: It seems this could affect a potential Sale trade with Houston.

Edited November 30, 20169 yr by DirtySox

Brian Bilek ‏@BrianBilek_ 5m5 minutes ago

Source: Edwin Encarnacion to sign with #Astros tomorrow.

 

Brian Bilek ‏@BrianBilek_ 20s20 seconds ago

Since all my mentions are still #WhiteSox related: It seems this could affect a potential Sale trade with Houston.

Hold onto your butts ladies and gentlemen!

whitesoxdave ‏@barstoolWSD 4h4 hours ago

Hearing the #Astros might be close to inking Encarnacion, possibly within the next day or two

 

:wub:

There's no place for this necessarily here, but a friend met Curtis Granderson and asked about him ever playing for the White Sox. His reply was along the lines of-- when free agency comes up 'we'll see'

Edited December 1, 20169 yr by Jose Paniagua

There's no place for this necessarily here, but a friend met Curtis Granderson and asked about him ever playing for the White Sox. His reply was along the lines of-- when free agency comes up 'we'll see'

 

Your 2018 rebuilding, leadership role in the dugout DH.

How does Houston getting Encaracion help us?

How does Houston getting Encaracion help us?

In theory, it would make one of their young hitters expendable and they have a need for a front-line SP.

In theory, it would make one of their young hitters expendable and they have a need for a front-line SP.

 

Wait awhile and every rumor will be updated with a different one:

 

Edwin Encarnacion may soon follow Cespedes's lead and end his free agency by this week, his agent tells TSN's Rick Westhead. The Toronto Blue Jays were “showing Edwin the most love.” The Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros are also in the running, according to Olney.

 

 

http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/12/01/rumors-ne...ts-deals-trades